Paul Cavanagh

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-12-07

Day of death

1964-03-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK

Paul Cavanagh

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history." Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise. Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures. Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The Law vs. Billy the Kid

    The Law vs. Billy the Kid

  • Transgression

    Transgression

  • Plymouth Adventure

    Plymouth Adventure

  • Hollywood Story

    Hollywood Story

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Diane

    Diane

  • Tesha

    Tesha

  • Grumpy

    Grumpy

  • Without Regret

    Without Regret

  • Pacific Rendezvous

    Pacific Rendezvous

  • The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

  • Hit Parade of 1951

    Hit Parade of 1951

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

  • Ivy

    Ivy

  • Always Goodbye

    Always Goodbye

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Space Patrol

    Space Patrol

  • Mobs, Inc.

    Mobs, Inc.

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Madame Bovary

    Madame Bovary

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • She Devil

    She Devil

  • Charade

    Charade

  • The Woman in Green

    The Woman in Green

  • Interlude

    Interlude

  • Khyber Patrol

    Khyber Patrol

  • Menace

    Menace

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • The Kennel Murder Case

    The Kennel Murder Case

  • Francis in the Haunted House

    Francis in the Haunted House

  • Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

  • The Storm

    The Storm

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Dishonored Lady

    Dishonored Lady

  • The Crash

    The Crash

  • The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

  • Heartbreak

    Heartbreak

  • Night and Day

    Night and Day

  • Tarzan and His Mate

    Tarzan and His Mate

  • House of Wax

    House of Wax

  • The Devil to Pay!

    The Devil to Pay!

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • The Desert Rats

    The Desert Rats

  • Jungle Jim

    Jungle Jim

  • Born to Love

    Born to Love

  • Splendor

    Splendor

  • Crime Over London

    Crime Over London

  • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

    The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

  • The Golden Hawk

    The Golden Hawk

  • The Man in Half Moon Street

    The Man in Half Moon Street

  • The Scarlet Coat

    The Scarlet Coat

  • The Black Arrow

    The Black Arrow

  • The Squaw Man

    The Squaw Man

  • Maisie Goes to Reno

    Maisie Goes to Reno

  • Secret Beyond the Door

    Secret Beyond the Door

  • The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

  • The Babe Ruth Story

    The Babe Ruth Story

  • The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

  • A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

  • The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    The Son of Dr. Jekyll

  • Port Sinister

    Port Sinister

  • The House of Fear

    The House of Fear

  • Rogues of Sherwood Forest

    Rogues of Sherwood Forest

  • Club Havana

    Club Havana

  • Passage from Hong Kong

    Passage from Hong Kong

  • You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

  • The Strange Door

    The Strange Door

  • Adventures Of The Falcon

    Adventures Of The Falcon

  • Café Colette

    Café Colette

  • The Notorious Sophie Lang

    The Notorious Sophie Lang

  • Shadows on the Stairs

    Shadows on the Stairs

  • The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

    The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

  • Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

  • The Gorilla Man

    The Gorilla Man

  • Blades of the Musketeers

    Blades of the Musketeers

  • The Under-Pup

    The Under-Pup

  • I Take This Woman

    I Take This Woman

  • A Romance in Flanders

    A Romance in Flanders

  • Captains of the Clouds

    Captains of the Clouds

  • Thunder in the Night

    Thunder in the Night

  • The Iroquois Trail

    The Iroquois Trail

  • The Second Face

    The Second Face

  • Bride of the Gorilla

    Bride of the Gorilla

  • The Virtuous Sin

    The Virtuous Sin

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Iron Glove

    The Iron Glove

  • Tonight Is Ours

    Tonight Is Ours

  • Curtain at Eight

    Curtain at Eight

  • Shoot the Works

    Shoot the Works

  • Flame of Calcutta

    Flame of Calcutta

  • The Sin of Nora Moran

    The Sin of Nora Moran

  • Hi-Jacked

    Hi-Jacked

  • The All American

    The All American

  • God Is My Partner

    God Is My Partner

  • Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • All That I Have

    All That I Have

  • Tales of Robin Hood

    Tales of Robin Hood

  • The Scarlet Claw

    The Scarlet Claw

  • The King's Thief

    The King's Thief

  • Humoresque

    Humoresque

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Devil's Lottery

    Devil's Lottery

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • The Bandits of Corsica

    The Bandits of Corsica

  • In the Money

    In the Money

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • The Man Who Turned to Stone

    The Man Who Turned to Stone

  • One Exciting Adventure

    One Exciting Adventure

  • Adventure in Iraq

    Adventure in Iraq

  • The Case of the Black Parrot

    The Case of the Black Parrot

  • Blonde Bait

    Blonde Bait

  • The Runaway Princess

    The Runaway Princess